Tag Archive for: president obama
President Barack Obama made headlines Tuesday when he appeared for a short mock interview on comedian Zach Galifianakis’ web series “Between Two Ferns,” taking the opportunity to promote the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, the health care law that was the signature legislative accomplishment of his first term. Both Obama and Galifianakis took joking shots […]
Congressional rules can stop real progress
Congress must close Guantanamo
By RYAN TOWNSEND
3 Comments/in Columns, Featured, Opinion
Opponents of Guantanamo Bay, the high-security detainment facility in Cuba used to house detainees believed to be connected with the War on Terror, decry the prison as a violation of civil rights and an unignorable failure of justice. A report released last week by the Government Accountability Office indicated that U.S. prisons could safely absorb […]
CNN should answer for its inappropriate hormones story
By VALERIE YU
in Blogs, Viewpoints (Old)
After seven hours of backlash Wednesday, CNN took down an online article suggesting a relationship between women’s hormones and their voting patterns. While the story was both offensive and scientifically unsound, CNN should not have removed it. The network should own up to all of the news it posts—even poor stories—in order to maintain its […]
Next president should reform gun legislation
By MAT GOLDSTEIN
16 Comments/in Opinion
Increases in gun-related violence necessitates the implementation of new laws.
Romney’s plan to cut PBS funding is rife with flaws
By MATT TINOCO
8 Comments/in Opinion
Voters should understand the hypocrisy and harm behind Romney’s PBS comment.
Symposium’s call for non-partisanship is essential
By FRANCESCA BESSEY
in Blogs, Viewpoints (Old)
From brutal campaign ads to personal attacks to the not-so-friendly moniker Barrack Hussein, the battlefield of politics has been particularly nasty in recent years. Such nastiness is rooted in rigid partisanship, which has contributed to an endemic inability of lawmakers of different parties to work with one another. In the midst of this national fiasco, […]
Students gather for RNC speech
Students must demand more political attention from candidates
Obama immigration policy to affect students at USC
By DANIEL ROTHBERG
5 Comments/in News
Young undocumented immigrants can apply for work permits under new policy.